Oh, wow, Michelle is such a class act. Let's hope her inspiration for Vancouver doesn't end after she leaves China and gets back to life. The media isn't going to let this one go now. I'm sure we'll be hearing more updates in the future. If anyone can make a comeback, it would be Michelle!

I'm afraid that if Michelle were to make a comeback, she would be completely out-jumped and out-spun by today's young stars. I doubt she would even make the US team on merit, let alone the Olympic podium.

It's a shame skating isn't more like swimming (Torres) or gymnastics (Chusovitina ... sp?)... where a 'specialist' can make a come back and succeed on a wondrous stage like the Olympics, ... while not having to be "the All around Champ"... Figure skating has only one medal ... and we see how it goes to the All Around champ... but wouldn't it be wonderful if there was for instance a "no jump" artistic event for instance (probably too difficult to imagine... and too subjective to be sustainable)... then... would allow for a Michele to return to such a stage... and that would be great for the sport ... and for the fans as well...IMO

I'm afraid that if Michelle were to make a comeback, she would be completely out-jumped and out-spun by today's young stars. I doubt she would even make the US team on merit, let alone the Olympic podium.

But good for her if she wants to have a try for the fun of it.

No one would know better than Michelle if she still has what it would take today to be competitive. Given her competitive drive I cannot imagine she would try "for the fun of it." Now she may be beaten by the young stars, but she won't come back if she cannot hold her own - and she will have something on the young stars - years of experience, poise, and maturity. The older athletes in China have certainly shown us this time around that they are competitive physically with the young ones and can be better than when they were young. Dara, the gymnast who won silver, and the marathon gold medalists to name a few. And the mindset of our culture has changed. The media loved the older athletes - respected them for their courage to just try, and focused on them and made them stars just as much as the young darlings. The public mood has changed and maybe just in time for Michelle - if she can and still has the passion to try.